The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign PolicyFarrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007 M09 4 - 496 pages Originally published in 2007, The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy, by John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago and Stephen M. Walt of Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, provoked both howls of outrage and cheers of gratitude for challenging what had been a taboo issue in America: the impact of the Israel lobby on U.S. foreign policy. A work of major importance, it remains as relevant today as it was in the immediate aftermath of the Israel-Lebanon war of 2006. |
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... Israeli relations had warmed by the late 1950s, but it was the Kennedy administration that made the first tangible U.S. commitment to Israel's military security.8 In December 1962, in fact, Kennedy told Israeli ... leaders to respond ...
... Israel's aid requests and to coordinate military plans, joint exercises, and logistical arrangements. Although Israeli leaders had hoped for a formal treaty of alliance and were disappointed by the limited nature of the framework ...
... Israeli security cooperation also extends to the realm of intelligence ... leaders did little to pressure Israel to halt its nuclear program and sign ... Israel's nuclear research facility at Dimona to ascertain whether Israel.
... Israel could be seriously jeopardized” if the United States were unable to resolve its concerns about Israel's nuclear ambitions.65 Kennedy's threats convinced Israel's leaders to permit additional visits, but the concession did not ...
... Israel, in fact, U.S. leaders can usually elicit cooperation only by offering additional carrots (increased assistance) rather than employing sticks (threats to withhold aid). For example, the Israeli Cabinet agreed to publicly endorse ...
Contents
3 | |
What Is the Israel Lobby? | |
Guiding the Policy Process | |
6 | |
Introduction to Part II | |
8 | |
Iran in the Crosshairs | |
The Lobby and the Second Lebanon | |
What Is to Be Done? | |
Notes | |
Acknowledgments | |
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The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy John J. Mearsheimer,Stephen M. Walt No preview available - 2008 |